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Althoff<\/strong><\/td>Jochen AlthoffUniv.-Prof. Dr.(Chair of Greek Studies)<\/td>03-576<\/td>Wed 12-13, please announce by email<\/td>3922116<\/td>jalthoff@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Amb\u00fchl<\/strong><\/td>Annemarie Amb\u00fchlApl. Prof. Dr. <\/td>03-566<\/td>Tue 15-16 and by arrangement<\/td>3922665<\/td>ambuehl@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Arzt<\/strong><\/td>Simone Arzt(Secretary)<\/td>03-575<\/td>Mo-Thu 11-13<\/td>3922335<\/td>klass.phil@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Berrens<\/strong><\/td>Dominik BerrensPD Dr.(DFG-Projektmitarbeiter)<\/td>03-576<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>3928097<\/td>dberrens@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Flower<\/strong><\/td>Wilhelm Bl\u00fcmerUniv.-Prof. Dr.(Chair of Latin Studies)<\/td>03-567<\/td>digitally by arrangement over E-Mail<\/td>3922666<\/td>bluemer@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Breuer<\/strong><\/td>Johannes BreuerPD Dr.(Academic Director)<\/td>03-552<\/td>appointments by arrangement, also available digitally via MS Teams<\/td>3922785<\/td>breuerj@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Brinker<\/strong><\/td>Wolfram BrinkerDr.(Akademischer Direktor)<\/td>03-555<\/td>Appointments by arrangement over E-Mail<\/td>3923140<\/td>brinker@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Choitz<\/strong><\/td>Tamara ChoitzApl. Prof. Dr. <\/td>03-554<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>Tamara.choitz@googlemail.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Epstein<\/strong><\/td>Katharina Epstein(Abel Project Collaborator)<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>kaepstei@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Ferella<\/strong><\/td>Chiara Ferella Dr. (Fellow GRK 1876 \/ Postdoc)<\/td>–<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>–<\/td>ferella@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Gindhart<\/strong><\/td>Marion GindhartApl. Prof. Dr. (Steering Committee GRK 1876)<\/td>Hegelstr. 59<\/td>–<\/td>3938483<\/td>gindhart@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Greco<\/strong><\/td>Gabryel Emanuele GrecoM. Ed.(Assistant Walde)<\/td>03-582<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>39 30624<\/td>gagreco@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Gro\u00df<\/strong><\/td>Daniel Gro\u00dfDr.(Academic Senior Counselor\/ Study Manager)<\/td>03-554<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>3922787<\/td>groda@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Heinemann<\/strong><\/td>Matthias Heinemann(DFG-Project Staff)<\/td>03-582<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>3922784<\/td>heinemam@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Kersten<\/strong><\/td>Markus KerstenJun.-Prof. Dr.<\/td>Philo-sophicum II01-215<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>3930663<\/td>mkersten@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
L\u00f6bcke<\/strong><\/td>Konrad L\u00f6bcke (Adjunct Lecturer)<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>koloebcke@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Lutz-Hornung<\/strong><\/td>Ilka Lutz-HornungStR\u2019(Fachdidaktik)<\/td>03-554<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>39 31256<\/td>ilutzhor@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Mach<\/strong><\/td>Jonas Konstantin Mach M.Ed.(Assistant Althoff)<\/td>03-574<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>3927936<\/td>jmach@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Maisuradze<\/strong><\/td>Giorgi Maisuradze, M.A.(Examination Manager)<\/td>03-558<\/td>Mo 9-11 AM and Thu 9-11 AM<\/td>3922587<\/td>maisurad@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Miller<\/strong><\/td>Gunthard M\u00fcller(Adjunct Lecturer)<\/td>03574<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>017682109431<\/td>muellgu@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Reitze<\/strong><\/td>Bastian ReitzeDr.<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>reitzeb@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Roth<\/strong><\/td>Silke RothDr.(Course Manager)<\/td>03-558<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>3927176<\/td>Roth@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Schirner<\/strong><\/td>PD Dr. Rebekka Schirner(DFG-Project Staff)<\/td>03-574<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>3928970<\/td>schirner@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Stachon<\/strong><\/td>PD Dr. Markus Stachon (DFG-Project Staff)<\/td>03-566<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>–<\/td>mstachon@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Walde<\/strong><\/td>Christine WaldeUniv.-Prof. Dr.(Chair of Latin Studies \/ Program Coordinator Latin)<\/td>03-585<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>3922786<\/td>waldec@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Walter<\/strong><\/td>Jochen WalterDr.(Academic Senior Counselor)<\/td>03-552<\/td>Appointments by arrangement<\/td>3928972<\/td>walterj@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-tabsitem>\n\n\n \n\n
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This page is currently under construction!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucan bibliographies:<\/strong>Lucan bibliography: New publications 2008-2013<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucan bibliography: Additions to the complete bibliography (until 2007)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucan bibliography: New publications 2006-2007<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucan complete bibliography (alphabetical)<\/a>Lucan complete bibliography (chronological)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibliography on the transmission and reception of Lucan’s “Bellum Civile”<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conferences:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25\/26.09.2018: Seminari Lucanei I. In memoria di Emanuele Narducci. Seminario organizzato dal Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici dell’Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Salerno(program<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

06.11.2020: Titubanti TestiOn Friday, 06.11., a digital event of the Titubanti Testi series organized by Marco Formisano (University of Ghent) with participation from Mainz took place from 6 pm: Christine Walde and Matthias Heinemann spoke on Lucan 1:67-86. The recording of the event is available here as a Youtube video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-modal><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Mainz research work<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Breuer, Rhetoric and Religion. <\/strong>The evaluation and use of pagan fields of knowledge in Arnobius of Sicca (Altertumswissenschaftliches Kolloquium. 29), Stuttgart 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rhetoric teacher Arnobius of Sicca, who converted to Christianity, wrote Adversus nationes<\/em> around 300 AD, which represents a central diploma of the early Christians’ intellectual confrontation with their largely hostile environment. After considering the field of tension between “Ancient Philosophy and Christianity” and the literary form of the work, Johannes Breuer identifies the Arnobian theory and practice of dealing with the ancient pagan fields of knowledge of rhetoric, Philosophy and poetry. The analysis of the work under functional, forensic-rhetorical criteria (including the prose rhythm) proves to be a central hermeneutical key to a new understanding of the writing, which has often been criticized in research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-buttonitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-button>\n\n\n

E. Groth, uocis pura sinceritas. Untersuchungen zum Prosarhythmus im Corpus Cyprianaeum (Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des Altertums. 28), Paderborn 2021. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artistic prose of the martyred bishop Cyprian of Carthage was stylistically influential for numerous late antique and medieval authors. The analysis of his rhythmic practice and the relationship between form and content shows the conscious use of stylistic devices for the proclamation of faith. Based on the statistical analysis of his complete works, the interpretation of selected texts offers far-reaching insights into Cyprian’s literary oeuvre. In addition to the treatises and letters considered to be genuine, the pseudo-Cyprian writings are also examined with regard to their prose rhythm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-buttonitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-button>\n\n\n

The separately published colometric-rhythmic complete edition of Cyprian’s writings<\/strong> can be found here: E. Groth, kolometrische Analysen zu Cyprian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. Komenda, Forms and Functions of the Ciceronian Prose Rhythm, Baden-Baden 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work deals with Cicero’s prose rhythm in a concrete colometric analysis and uses it for continuous text interpretation. The core thesis is that the Latin word accents already have a constitutive meaning for the prose rhythm in classical Latin, so that in Cicero’s case, too, a set of five so-called “clauses” is essentially sufficient for a content-based prosarhythmic analysis (in the context of the triad compositio – concinnitas – numerus). <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-buttonitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-button>\n\n<\/jgu-base-modal><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Seneca’s Epistulae<\/em> morales<\/em> are not only an influential work of Latin literature, but also a central diploma of Roman Philosophy. Despite their importance, there are still some gaps in research on the Epistulae<\/em>. In particular, there is a lack of commentaries that systematically analyze individual books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 124 letters from Seneca to an addressee named Lucilius have come down to us, spread over 20 books of varying length. A progression from shorter letters with simple content to increasingly longer and more complex texts has long been recognized in the arrangement of the letters. It can also be assumed that the book structure has a literary and content-related significance, as has long been recognized for other books of letters as well as for books of epigrams, for example. Nevertheless, there are mainly commentaries on Seneca’s epistles<\/em> that offer a selection of letters and thus do not pay sufficient attention to the book structure and progression. Not least because of this eclectic approach, research into the individual letters is also heterogeneous, as some epistles have received considerably more attention than others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This research gap has been increasingly closed in recent times, so that commentaries are now available for books 1 to 4 and for the beginning of book 6. Book 5, however, has not yet been adequately researched. This is all the more regrettable as this book raises questions and themes that are important for the work as a whole. First and foremost, the figure of Lucilius should be considered here, which takes on a clearer contour in this book. In addition, the book proves to be particularly coherent in terms of its structure, which is why it is worth tracing the means by which this coherence is achieved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project will address these and other questions in a volume on the 5th book of the Epistulae<\/em> morales<\/em> and thus close the aforementioned research gap. To this end, the eleven letters(Ep.<\/em> 42-52) of this book will be comprehensively and coherently indexed for the first time by means of an introduction and a scholarly commentary. The volume will also be accompanied by a reading text and a German translation. Additional lectures and essays will focus on overarching issues such as the structure of the entire corpus and thus classify the insights gained from Book 5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/gepris.dfg.de\/gepris\/projekt\/516319177<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Res gestae<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact<\/strong>: PD Dr. Dominik Berrens(dberrens@uni-mainz.de)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n